Sorø Abbey
Monastic house in Denmark during the Middle Ages / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sorø Abbey was the preeminent and wealthiest monastic house in all of Denmark during the Middle Ages. It was located in the town of Sorø in central Zealand.
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Sorø Abbey | |
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Sorø Kloster | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Order of Saint Benedict - 1161 Cistercians |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Episcopal polity |
Year consecrated | 1142 |
Location | |
Location | Sorø |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic architecture Romanesque architecture |
Groundbreaking | 1142 (1142) |
Completed | 1201 (1201) |
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After Denmark became Lutheran in 1536, the abbey was confiscated by the Crown. The abbey was turned into the Sorø Academy in 1623, an educational institution that has served as a knight academy, a venue for higher learning during the Danish Golden Age. It survives to date as a boarding school.